Kandenga Surname

287,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kandenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6951:22,2133,345
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Zambia351:452,85521,237
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kandenga (72) may also be a first name.

Kandenga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kandenga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kandenga occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 287,196th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,450,670 people. Kandenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kandenga live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 695 people, or 1 in 22,213. In Zimbabwe Kandenga is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kandenga
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